LADY OF THE 33
The project seeks to obtain a meaningful space, maximising output and minimising input of materials, walls and components. The stability of the structure is provided for by its form.
The Brief
National Competition Winner: Design New Catholic ChurchThe concept behind The Lady of the Thirty-three Catholic Church in Colonia comes from the history of the forefathers of the nation of Uruguay. This church is dedicated to a figure of Virgin Mary which was carved in wood by Guarani indigenous people in the Missions near Iguazu Falls and brought by boat to Colonia by missionaries through a long, tortuous and dangerous journey through wild rivers. The concept of the church was born from the idea of that procession bringing the image of the Virgin Mary and the chapel takes the imagery of a boat reinterpreting it as a space to hold the effigy and to hold the services. The roof of the church echoes the structure of a boat hovering above the space and the clean, geometric shape gives emphasis to this. The concept allows for internal flexibility as well as external as the services can be performed outdoors as well as indoors.
The Idea
Two wrapping shells connected above the roof level and compressing the roof itself generating a predominantly vertical space that inspires and prompts meditation and reflection.
The Delivery/Solution (choose)
We created a staggered extension that forms a semi secluded courtyard, protected by the extension itself.
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